Do you start each school year with the best of intentions when it comes to your schedule? Do you tell yourself “This year will be different” or “This year I WILL make more time for myself, friends, or family” only to fall back into the same habits? If so, you've got it backward. Creating a schedule of your dreams can be done!
In this episode, I take you through the steps you can do to begin to create the schedule of your dreams. When you don't create a vision and plan for your schedule, others will do it for you. This can lead to overwhelm and burnout, so follow these steps to begin to take action towards a schedule and life that will help you on your quest to be a happier more fulfilled human being!
In this episode you will:
- Understand my framework for how to create your dream schedule (11:11)
- Understand why it is so important to visualize the possibilities when it comes to building your schedule (13:00)
- Get the skills to know how to best prioritize what needs to be done (19:30)
- Know how to choose which tasks to eliminate from your lists (21:00)
- Understand how to simplify your schedule with Batching and Blocking (25:05)
- Get strategies for when to say “No” or “Yes” to obligations (31:24)
- Understand how to find tasks to automate (34:25)
- Know how to systemize with knowing what to “start, stop, and continue” (38:52)
CALL TO ACTION: THINGS YOU CAN DO TOMORROW
- Dream! Visualize what you want your schedule to look like.
- Braindump your to-dos into a list and use that list to batch tasks.
- Create a plan by blocking when you will do certain tasks into your schedule.
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Agents of Change
- Teacher Burnout Quiz
- Burned-In Teacher University
- Ep 57: How and When to Say “No” and “Yes”
- SeeSaw
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